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I love Ace Attorney, will I like Danganronpa?
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Was it the setting and style of humor? then no probably not
was it the investigation aspect and interviewing an oddball cast of characters? then maybe
Was it the art style? Then no
was it the investigation aspect and interviewing an oddball cast of characters? then maybe
Was it the art style? Then no
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The plot, jokes, characters, puns. Wasn't very fond of some nonsensical evidence that had to be shown during trials, but I pretty much love almost everything in the series.
I'm a huge Ace Attorney fan. Danganronpa is good, but not that comparable in quality or style. It's not bad, though I don't think it's as good as AA. More importantly it's just a different experience both in terms of characters, story, pacing and gameplay. It's worth giving it a go, but I wouldn't go in expecting something very similar to AA.
maybe, there's investigation like ace attorney and the argument in court (dangaronpa has minigames in this part) but the story of danganronpa is much more dark, while ace attorney story/mood is much more fun and light hearted.
It's similar in some ways, but very different in the most important aspect: writing.
If you're open-minded enough to actually love a visual novel franchise, though, I'd say just go for it. Danganronpa is a masterpiece.
If you're open-minded enough to actually love a visual novel franchise, though, I'd say just go for it. Danganronpa is a masterpiece.
The Danganronpa games have a very different feel to them, if you were mostly in it for the puns and the jokes then probably not.
I guess the ideal thing would be if you can find the first game really cheap one day you can try it for yourself but eh. I'm generally in the minority but I don't think any of the games are all that interesting so I would just skip them
I am a huge Ace Attorney fan and played only the first Danganronpa. I thought the story was interesting, but the characters were just trope-y in an annoying way and I thought the writing was a step below Ace Attorney. I do have a friend who is a big Ace Attorney fan and he enjoyed the Danganronpa series, so YMMV.
I love the ace attorney series and I absolutely love Danganronpa. When I was originally sold on the game by a co worker he told me it was a like ace attorney with much more murder. I was sold. But saying that you should have a good time just Danganronpa does have a messed up story and has some other gameplay elments that are different form the ace series but it's fun ride. Enjoy if you actually do pick it up
I personally love Danganronpa more than Ace Attorney, but the games are so over the top and anime feeling where as the writing of AA is definitely out there but not as insane as DR can get.
There's a demo for DR3 on PS4 and PC that you can try that won't spoil anything about any of the 3 games (completely non canon), but it'd give you an idea of what to expect.
There's a demo for DR3 on PS4 and PC that you can try that won't spoil anything about any of the 3 games (completely non canon), but it'd give you an idea of what to expect.
Danganronpa's trial minigames are trash. You should look at it as a visual novel because that's the only part of the game that's actually good. If you're into VNs then you'll probably enjoy it.
Not necessarily. Danganronpa has some truly awful writing, especially when it comes to the villain.
Give AI: The Somnium Files a go.
Give AI: The Somnium Files a go.
That's funny, I really love Danganronpa but am interested in starting Ace Attorney. I'll tell you what I love about the series is the characters, the style and general vibe of the games, and the gameplay loop of daily life -> investigation -> trial. The murders are always incredibly imaginative and it's just a really fun time overall. I feel like you'd like them.
Yeah, you're not going to like Danganronpa probably.
The first game is cheap on steam right now. Give it a shot, then go from there. I think Danganronpa 2 is the best in the series, and I think that's the most popular opinion.
The first Danganronpa is ok. 2nd and 3rd are great though, but you need to play the first to understand what the hell is going on.
I'm a massive Ace Attorney fan and I recently finished Danganronpa 1 a week or so ago. For the 10 bucks that it's on Steam right now I'd probably recommend it. I enjoyed it for the most part, but I don't really feel like playing the sequels and it's not at the same level as AA for me. My biggest gripe is the annoying trial "minigames" that made me really wish I could just simply present evidence like in AA.
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Yeah, I've decided not to buy it... It seems it'll not be my thing. I can't stand anime and manga anymore, unfortunately.
In theory you might but in execution, that's up in the air. Danganronpa, compared to Ace Attorney, is a very "sum of its parts" game where mechanics are extremely front loaded. I made a big post about it in the past so I'm just gonna abridge it (with spoilers removed).
I love Ace Attorney
I did like Danganronpa but then I rapidly soured on it after finishing the second game and also after letting the endgame of the original sink in (we didn't get much time for that when they initially put them out on Vita, two in one year!)
You can definitely get some neat mysteries to tackle in Danganronpa but it's got some of the worst anime tropes running riot throughout that makes the sillier parts of Ace Attorney look like a dry detective serial.
I did like Danganronpa but then I rapidly soured on it after finishing the second game and also after letting the endgame of the original sink in (we didn't get much time for that when they initially put them out on Vita, two in one year!)
You can definitely get some neat mysteries to tackle in Danganronpa but it's got some of the worst anime tropes running riot throughout that makes the sillier parts of Ace Attorney look like a dry detective serial.
In that case run and never look back!
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Some games that are of the manga/anime kind I can like, persona being one of them, but this being a VN, I thought it wouldn't have so many tropes but it seems I'm wrong... But, well, I had to ask.
Haven't played the last one yet, but I think the story and characters of Danganronpa are absolutely awesome. I'm tired of anime tropes, but as a whole the games were intriguing and engaging enough for me to dismiss it. For once I found the tropes made it more fun and quirky. The downside is the actual trial mechanics and mini-games are absolutely trash, especially next to Ace Attorney. There are a lot of neat ideas, but the execution is just so bad... It brings the games from a solid 8/9 to about a 1/10 for me during those parts. Less really is more a lot of the times
Huge fan of Ace Attorney and I loved Danganronpa. True, the overarching plot throughout the series gets pretty bonkers, but if you're onboard by the end of the first game, you'll be in for quite ride. The murders themselves are ingenious, hard-hitting, and legit mind-blowing; they can get pretty dark, so don't go in expecting the lighter touch that AA entails. Which isn't to say that game is bereft of comedy -- it's just black comedy. (Like, very black comedy.)
I feel there's a more acute sense of logic and evidence usage in Danganronpa than in Ace Attorney. Where in AA you were sometimes a step ahead of the curve in terms of narrative, which lead to roundabout ways of needing to present certain pieces of evidence when the game deems it appropriate, DR does a stellar job at keeping the player exactly in tune with the story's flow and revelations as the characters themselves are experiencing them. This leads to smarter choices and smarter storytelling overall.
I feel there's a more acute sense of logic and evidence usage in Danganronpa than in Ace Attorney. Where in AA you were sometimes a step ahead of the curve in terms of narrative, which lead to roundabout ways of needing to present certain pieces of evidence when the game deems it appropriate, DR does a stellar job at keeping the player exactly in tune with the story's flow and revelations as the characters themselves are experiencing them. This leads to smarter choices and smarter storytelling overall.
Gonna be honest the actual murder mysteries in Dangan Ronpa are usually much weaker than in Phoenix Wright and I personally didn't really enjoy the character drama nearly as much.
Same, the over the top nature of Danganranpa was definitely a huge negative for me.
Thanks for telling me about this never heard of it but put it in my wishlist
It seems like AI : The somnium files is closer to what you're looking for. It has a demo on some platforms (PS4, switch have a demo, none yet on pc as far as I can tell).
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I enjoyed them much more than AA personally. Both suck at trials though from what I've played with AA being the worst.
AI: The Somnium Files is cool, but its psyncing which is basically another version of trials is also pretty bad.
AA has more clever writing, DR better plot development in my opinion. Ai being a bit in between.
AI: The Somnium Files is cool, but its psyncing which is basically another version of trials is also pretty bad.
AA has more clever writing, DR better plot development in my opinion. Ai being a bit in between.
I agree.
DR tries too hard to stand out to its own detriment.
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That was not true for me at all. I played first two and would skip them in retrospective.
And I love AA.